State Edu Reform, Paul Pastorek, ESEA, Edtech in Idaho

Andy “Eduwonk” Rotherham writes in his weekly TIME blog about “states’ rights and states’ wrongs on school reform,” highlighting the steps that states should take (including regional collaboration) to put students first.

Ed News Colorado reports that EEP signatory and Louisiana State Superintendent Paul Pastorek and Tony Bennett, his Indiana counterpart, addressed state legislators and officials in Colorado on Monday, sending a forceful message on education reform.

Politics K-12 reports that there may be significant momentum building around the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) renewal in Congress.

The Associated Press reports that Idaho Public Schools chief Tom Luna outlined an aggressive overhaul in education reform as he called Wednesday for more technology in the classroom and a pay-for-performance plan for educators.